The global food and agricultural sectors represent 13% of direct global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the IEA. Ara Partners invests in products and services that offer near-term carbon reductions through more efficient food processes and transport, increased land productivity, and less food waste.
The world has a greater abundance of food than ever before in human history. However, realizing that abundance with today’s processes results in carbon emissions throughout the supply chain at an ever increasing level. Solutions are emerging to create a more efficient and sustainable food system. Opportunities include:
Leveraging alternatives to carbon-intensive processes for food and additives production
Using diversified cropping systems and improving fertilizer use efficiency to lower the carbon footprint of field crops
Converting food waste to energy
Avoiding food waste via improved preservation and packaging
The global food supply chain is dynamic, complex, and carbon-intensive, with produce increasingly traveling across national borders, far away from where it was originally grown. Learn more about Ara Partners’ approach to decarbonizing the journey food takes to our tables via energy efficiency and green fuels.
Decarbonization InvestingScientists and engineers are finding novel ways to improve crop breeding and soil management, which are key to reducing carbon emissions associated with current agricultural practices. Learn more from Ara Partners’ experts about ways to build a smarter food system.
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